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Gretchen Palek

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Gretchen Palek is known for Queer Eye (2018), Choir (2023) and Guru.
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Bobby Berk in Queer Eye (2018)
    Queer Eye
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Department
    Choir (2023)
    Choir
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Guru
    • Producer
      James Torrez and LaMarr Woodley in Tackle My Ride (2016)
      Tackle My Ride
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Casting Department

      Credits

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      Casting Department

      • Girls Incarcerated: Young and Locked Up (2018)
        Girls Incarcerated: Young and Locked Up
        7.3
        TV Series
        • senior vice president: talent and casting
        • 2018
      • Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Bobby Berk in Queer Eye (2018)
        Queer Eye
        8.5
        TV Series
        • executive in charge of casting
        • 2018
      • The Job Interview (2017)
        The Job Interview
        5.2
        TV Series
        • executive in charge of casting
        • 2017
      • Forged in Fire (2015)
        Forged in Fire
        8.2
        TV Series
        • executive in charge of casting
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2015–2017
      • Carspotting (2017)
        Carspotting
        6.9
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2017
      • Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison, and Austin 'Chumlee' Russell in Pawn Stars (2009)
        Pawn Stars
        7.2
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • svp of casting and talent
        • 2014–2017
      • James Torrez and LaMarr Woodley in Tackle My Ride (2016)
        Tackle My Ride
        6.6
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • Jennifer Aydin, Rachel Fuda, Danielle Cabral, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs in The Real Housewives of New Jersey (2009)
        The Real Housewives of New Jersey
        4.6
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • Cutting It in the ATL (2015)
        Cutting It in the ATL
        6.0
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2015–2016
      • Blue Collar Backers (2016)
        Blue Collar Backers
        7.9
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • American Grit (2016)
        American Grit
        6.9
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • Tiny House Nation (2014)
        Tiny House Nation
        7.1
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • American Restoration (2010)
        American Restoration
        6.6
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2016
      • Michael Chernow in Food Porn (2015)
        Food Porn
        7.6
        TV Series
        • svp: casting and talent
        • 2015–2016
      • Lost & Found with Mike & Jesse (2015)
        Lost & Found with Mike & Jesse
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2015–2016

      Additional Crew

      • Pool Kings (2016)
        Pool Kings
        7.4
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations: Leftfield Pictures
        • 2016
      • American Restoration (2010)
        American Restoration
        6.6
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations: Leftfield Pictures
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014–2016
      • Tiny House Nation (2014)
        Tiny House Nation
        7.1
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014–2015
      • Engineering Disasters (2015)
        Engineering Disasters
        7.5
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations: Outpost Entertainment
        • 2015
      • Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison, and Austin 'Chumlee' Russell in Pawn Stars (2009)
        Pawn Stars
        7.2
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • Christopher Titus, Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison, and Austin 'Chumlee' Russell in Pawnography (2014)
        Pawnography
        4.7
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • Pawn Stars UK (2013)
        Pawn Stars UK
        3.4
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • Counting Cars (2012)
        Counting Cars
        7.0
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • United Stuff of America (2014)
        United Stuff of America
        7.4
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • Blood Sweat and Heels (2014)
        Blood Sweat and Heels
        5.9
        TV Series
        • head of talent relations
        • 2014
      • Curiosity (2011)
        Curiosity
        7.7
        TV Series
        • talent management: Curiosity
        • talent manager
        • talent manager: Curiosity - Discovery Channel
        • 2011
      • Man vs. Wild (2006)
        Man vs. Wild
        8.1
        TV Series
        • executive in charge of talent
        • 2009

      Producer

      • Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
        Worst Neighbor Ever
        7.1
        TV Mini Series
        • executive producer
        • 2026
      • Worst Ex Ever (2024)
        Worst Ex Ever
        7.2
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2024–2026
      • Killer Cakes (2024)
        Killer Cakes
        6.8
        TV Mini Series
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Worst Roommate Ever (2022)
        Worst Roommate Ever
        7.1
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Choir (2023)
        Choir
        6.8
        TV Mini Series
        • executive producer
        • 2023–2024
      • Chefs vs. Wild (2022)
        Chefs vs. Wild
        6.3
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • Mud, Sweat and Beards (2022)
        Mud, Sweat and Beards
        7.7
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • Table Wars (2021)
        Table Wars
        7.5
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2021
      • Counting Cars (2012)
        Counting Cars
        7.0
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2018–2020
      • Forged in Fire: Beat the Judges (2020)
        Forged in Fire: Beat the Judges
        8.5
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2020
      • Joe Exotic in Surviving Joe Exotic (2020)
        Surviving Joe Exotic
        6.2
        TV Movie
        • executive producer
        • 2020
      • Alone: The Beast (2020)
        Alone: The Beast
        5.5
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2020
      • Buried Truth of the Maya (2019)
        Buried Truth of the Maya
        5.5
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison, and Austin 'Chumlee' Russell in Pawn Stars (2009)
        Pawn Stars
        7.2
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • Wolves and Warriors (2018)
        Wolves and Warriors
        8.6
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2018
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